2007-08-05 12:10:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They are much more unified and in their goals, which are political rather than religious, IE they want their own state of Kurdistan. Over the years Sadam has horribly abused them often, but after the first Gulf War he had to sort of leave them alone because we were watching him and this strengthened their sense of national identity. BTW if Kurdish nationalism ever really gets underway to the point they declare a separate state, the Turks are going to be really upset as large number of Kurds live in eastern Turkey who would want to be a part of Kurdistan. I think they would invade N. Iraq.
2007-08-05 12:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by pschroeter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Kurds have had a head start of about 10 years on the rest of the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people have just started to learn how to govern themselves - the Kurds started learning this in 1993.
2007-08-05 21:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These long persecuted people (including Saddam's genociding them in the 80s)have at last begun to live a dream of either having their own country or at least an entire region in a highly decentralized Iraq.
They also like the Shia have most of the OIL reserves in the south and north of Iraq with the poor old Sunnis left with very little in the Middle of Iraq.
It is all this "dream coming true" that drives/motivates the Kurds today.
2007-08-05 19:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rest of the iraqis are fighting each other and the united states. They're waging war. Doesn't that require a bit of motivation?
Perhaps what you mean is, "why do they have their act together?"
And the reason is that they have a single unified identity as a culture and as a people. The rest of iraq isn't like that; the iraqis are socially fragmented, largely along the lines of religion (even though the dispute isn't religious), and so they do not cooperate and do not form a stable society.
2007-08-05 19:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by extton 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because all of turkey's military would love to have them vaporized, iranian hit squads would love to practice on them, and alot of the balkans would love to have another shot at them. no-one likes them; an israli bulldozer garners more loving respect in the world than a kurd does.
2007-08-05 20:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having chemical weapons used against you, tends to focus the mind.
And motivates you to do all you can to see it can never happen again.
2007-08-05 19:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand, they basically had their own micro-economy and government with Iraq pre-invasion and were prosperous compared to other ethnic groups. I think it boils down to experience - they are better able to understand the opportunity that freedom provides. (However, I've been know to be wrong before . . .)
2007-08-05 19:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because after being chemically bombed by Saddam Hussien they feel they have great oppurtunities now that he is dead.
2007-08-05 19:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by matt14.pats 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are not in the fight. They get to watch the other two guys duke it out.
2007-08-05 19:16:43 · answer #9 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋